7 AUGUST 1998. MICRONESIA: DROUGHT The Honolulu Advertiser reports that one atoll in Micronesia has run dry and 37 others are also close to being without water. Pohnpei, the capital, normally enjoying one of the highest rainfalls on the planet, has been using brackish water supplies for its own needs and to supply neighboring islands.

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